Turkey will place Russian S-400s on the border with Armenia and Greece

ArmInfo. Despite the incompatibility of Russian S-400 systems with

NATO armaments, Turkey will be able to deploy them in regions where restrictions imposed by the NATO leadership apply. In particular, on the border with Armenia, Greece and the Aegean coast, - Bloomberg reports with reference to an anonymous source in Turkey. According to the information of a high-ranking Turkish official, Ankara is ready to pay $ 2.5 billion for the delivery of Russian S-400 systems. Two batteries of complexes will be delivered to Turkey in 2018. The same number of complexes are planned to be built later in Turkey itself. Rosoboronexport refrained from commenting.

Turkey was ready to purchase Russian S-300 SAMs in the past year, but the deal did not take place because of NATO's position. Ankara was also forced to abandon plans to purchase such systems from China under pressure from Washington.

Russian anti-aircraft missile system of large and medium range, S-400 surface-to-air missile system, codified by the US Defense Ministry and NATO - SA-21 Growler, is designed to destroy all modern and promising air and space attack weapons.